Steven J. Manning

Steven was born and raised until his teens in Communist Romania. After a delightful stretch as near homeless in Rome, with a great escape story to tell, his family finally settled in Woody Allen’s den of mediocre intellect, Los Angeles, where he continues to reside. 

Some people collect stamps, memorabilia, music, dolls, Zippo lighters, bottle caps, stamps, Happy Meal toys, rocks, bad habits. Instead, Steve collects people and stories. He has been pounding his keyboard for many years, right through a highly accomplished business life. He is credited with the origination of prominent creative and empirical concepts, strategies, and techniques widely used today in the marketing and advertising world.

Steven is a recognized expert in a number of fields including marketing, advertising, corporate governance, and conflict resolution. He is also a consultant to typically successful people and businesses on a variety of matters, disciplines, challenges, and issues real and often imagined. Many of Steven’s written pieces have been widely circulated around the world. 

His Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal and A Life Without Passion Is A Life Not Worth Living philosophies are on his omnipresent imaginary teleprompter.